Raid targeted in Sana’a after the missiles and drones launches against the Israeli territory. Iran paradox: billions in arms to the ribelli Yemeniti, while water and electricity are missing at home
On Sunday afternoon, Israel launched a targeted military operation against goals Houthi in Yemennear the capital Sana’a. According to reports from safety sources, the action has taken power to electric power plants, the presidential palace and a fuel deposit, structures that – according to the Israeli army – were used to support the war activities of the Shiite militia. The operation comes after repeated attacks with missiles and drones who, in the last few days, have targeted Israeli Civil Infrastructures and civil infrastructures. For Jerusalem This is not an offensive mission, but an act of legitimate defense: to eliminate the threat from one of the most aggressive militias operated by Iran at the root.
The Israeli defense forces (IDF) specified that the raids affected “the infrastructures of the Houthi terrorist regime in the Sana’A area, including a military site that houses the presidential palace, the power plants of Asar And Hizaz And a fuel deposit ». According to theIDFThe Houthi They regularly transform civil sites into military structures, a strategy that allows them to hide arsenals and command centers within densely populated areas. «The attack on electrical power plants damages the production and supply of energy for military purposes. It is the proof of how the militia uses civil infrastructures for terrorist activities, “the military spokesman underlined. According to sources inside the Yemenita leadership, the Israeli raids caused the death of two Houthi commanders and the injury of five others. While the bombings were underway, Hazem al-ASADmember of the political office of the terrorist militia, has released a challenge message on social media: «We will continue to support Gaza, regardless of the price. The aggression against the Yemeni people is a failure, it will only bring disappointment to the enemy. What worries us is to stop the aggression and remove the siege from Gaza. Our people will continue to support and assist our people a Gazaregardless of the price ». Words that confirm the direct link between Houthi and the cause of Hamasbut above all the strategic alignment to the Iranian direction: a message intended both to the public opinion Yemenita and to Tehran.
The Houthi not only affect Israel. In recent months they have intensified the attacks against merchant ships and oil tankers in Red Sea and in Gulf of Adenputting at risk the safety of one of the most strategic commercial routes in the world. Washington spoke of “aggression sponsored by Iran”, while Saudi Arabia – already victim of drones and missiles in the past launched by Yemen – fears that the escalation can rekindle the conflict along its southern borders. The UN, through its special correspondent for Yemen, expressed “profound concern” for the expansion of the conflict and invited the parties to avoid further escalations. But a Jerusalem The line is clear: as long as the Houthi they will continue to launch missiles to the Israeli territory, the preventive attacks will continue. Analysts consider greater involvement of the United States and the Gulf countries in the protection of maritime routes and in the neutralization of Houthi threats. One possibility is the expansion of the international naval missions already present in the Red Sea, coordinated by Central American command (Centcom). Israelfor its part, it seems determined not to leave uncovered corridors: the doctrine of active defense requires to hit the enemies wherever they are, before they can hit. The challenge will now be to contain the expansion of a conflict that risks transforming Yemen into a new open front of the regional war led byIran.
The Iranian paradox: billions in arms, blackout at home
Behind the military force of the Houthi there is always the constant support of Iran, which it provides ballistic missiles, latest generation drones, radar systems And electronic components. The supplies travel through clandestine routes by sea and by land, in violation of UN resolutions on the embargo. Yet at home, millions of Iranians live without regular access to drinking water and electricity. In recent weeks, several provinces have recorded protests for prolonged blackouts and scarcity of water resources. The population denounces the choice of the regime of allocating resources to foreign militias, while the essential services collapse. For many observers, Tehran’s strategy is clear: to use i armed proxy – Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas And Jihad Islamic to Gaza, The Houthi in Yemen – To increase military pressure on Israel and its allies, distinguishing internal attention from an increasingly dramatic economic and social crisis. Always Sunday the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei He returned to speak publicly after a long absence, launching a hard message to international opponents. “Our enemies have undergone heavy defeats on a military level and have understood that neither the Islamic system nor the Iranian people can be folded or forced to submit with the war,” he said Khamenei. According to his analysis, the hostility of United States towards Tehran It has complex roots. “In the past – he said – Washington accused theIran of terrorism and violations of human rights, invoking support to democracy and women’s rights to try to change their conduct. Today, however, the current president Donald Trump He has made explicit the real goal: to face Iran to force him to perform the orders of the United States or to bend to their will ».
